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Portland Timbers Announce No Increase in Season Ticket Prices

Good news for those of you who might have been dreading a possible annual rate increase in your beloved Portland Timbers season ticket package as the FO just sent out a press release announcing that the price you paid last year will be the price you pay later this year.

I think this goes without saying, but after struggling all season long and going through many a difficulty on and off the field, this is probably one of the smartest things they could have done. I have no doubt that games would have continued to sell out regardless, but at least this shows that the Timbers FO is aware that this year's performances were not up to the level fans expect and they shouldn't be charging more until they have a worthy product to show.

"Despite our affordable ticket prices and significant demand, the club will not be raising season ticket prices for the second straight year," Timbers president Merritt Paulson said. "This season has been frustrating for all of us and our decision to once again keep prices steady is in the best interest of our long-term relationship with our fans."

According to the same press release there are still over 7,500 people on the season ticket waiting list, which is up by a couple thousand since last we reported, I believe.

Full press release after the jump.

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PORTLAND, Ore. — The Portland Timbers today announced that there will be no pricing increases for any of the club’s season ticket plans for the 2013 MLS season. Today’s announcement marks the second consecutive year the team has not raised prices for the vast majority of season tickets at JELD-WEN Field, as the club did not raise prices on more than 80 percent of season tickets prior to its second MLS season in 2012.

"Despite our affordable ticket prices and significant demand, the club will not be raising season ticket prices for the second straight year," Timbers president Merritt Paulson said. "This season has been frustrating for all of us and our decision to once again keep prices steady is in the best interest of our long-term relationship with our fans."

The Timbers, who have a season ticket base of 14,750 seats, expanded their season ticket availability by more than 2,000 seats to meet increased demand for the 2012 season and realized a renewal rate of more than 97 percent leading into their second MLS season. Currently, the Timbers, who have sold out each of their 30 regular-season home games since joining MLS in 2011, have more than 7,500 fans on their Season Ticket Waiting List.

The Timbers average season ticket price is comparably in the lower half of MLS season ticket prices.

The team once again will feature a 20-game ticket package for 2013, and season tickets again will start as low as $4.95 per game for Value Terrace seats ($99 per season). Nearly 60 percent of Timbers season tickets are available for $22 or less per game while almost 40 percent of seats are priced $20 or less.

PORTLAND TIMBERS 2013 SEASON TICKETS

Section

Per-Game Price

KeyBank Club (C1-C5)

$77.50

East Premier (97-98)

$45.00

Sideline (96, 99, 116-120)

$35.00

Goal Box (95, 112-115, 121-122)

$27.00

Sideline Terrace (216-220)

$27.00

Corner (93-94, 110-111)

$22.00

View Terrace (215-223)

$21.00

Ends (92, 109, 123)

$20.00

Timbers Army (101-108, 202-208)

$18.00

North End Terrace (209-211)

$18.00

Widmer Southern Front (SD1-SD6)

$18.00

Value Terrace (215-221)

$4.95


The renewal process for current season ticket holders begins this week. The deadline for renewal is Saturday, Oct. 27, and fans who renew by Saturday, Sept. 29 will receive a gift of a Timbers messenger bag. Additionally, fans who pay in full by the Oct. 27 deadline once again will receive complimentary season tickets for the 2013 Timbers Reserves home season. Fans interested in joining the Timbers Season Ticket Waiting List for a $50 refundable deposit should contact a Timbers ticket representative at (503) 553-5555 or by email at
ticketsales@portlandtimbers.com.

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Good decision (not just cuz i have season tickets)

It was another good PR move from the club. On the field we have struggled, but off the field when it comes to PR they have been great since they started.

by Kazper on Aug 28, 2025 9:48 AM PDT reply actions  

It should be out this week

If I remember right, renewals last year went out a couple weeks earlier in August, so I’m guessing at this point they might be waiting until the coach announcement to send out the emails, maybe?

by pdb on Aug 28, 2025 11:21 AM PDT up reply actions  

Smart move

Happy they went this route. To me, it shows that they realize that the on-the-field product isn’t where it should be. I’d love to add 2 Value Terrace seats to my package, but if it’s anything like last year, adding/moving is pretty much impossible.

by haytrain on Aug 28, 2025 10:29 AM PDT reply actions  

Got Lucky

Got into the Value Terraces the first year and man is it a steal. $99 per seat for the year! We have 1 support that goes right in between the Northwest Corner of the field and the 18 yard box so we miss .01% of the action.

Managing Editor at Stumptown Footy the Portland Timbers SBN blog.

by Ryan Gates on Aug 28, 2025 11:07 AM PDT up reply actions  

Debated on doing it back in the first year, but went with two in the South Deck instead. Love that, cause we’re in the 2nd row, but would love the opportunity to have a different view when I want.

by haytrain on Aug 28, 2025 12:21 PM PDT up reply actions  

DId you get an option to add last year?

Seems to me with 7k on the waiting list (and we have four spots on there since last June), it’s pretty unfair to be giving current holders first crack at adding seats, and not rolling them to the waiting list.

by SEDave on Aug 28, 2025 4:33 PM PDT up reply actions  

yes, technically

but they werent adjoining seats, i couldve renewed my 3 and added 1 in a different section, no involvement from ticket reps…complete free for all, seemed to cater to re-sellers more than anyone else.

by #1 Leverage Fan on Aug 28, 2025 4:37 PM PDT up reply actions  

I added 4 last year

Had 2, added 4 and now have 6 (2 together in 117, and 4 together in 110). My guess is they’ll modify the process significantly this year. Granted I was a very early number in the priority list as I’ve been a STH for 5 years and don’t sit in TA.

While I’m not complaining as getting the extra seats has been awesome for my friends and family, I tend to agree that those on the waiting list should get first crack at getting seats.

by twbivens on Aug 28, 2025 5:30 PM PDT up reply actions  

Yeah, I really thought we had a shot at some seats for this season, then heard about the add on seats for STHs, and realized that they probably weren’t even going to get to the waiting list. Poor form on the FO’s part.

That’s a lot of tickets to juggle!

by SEDave on Aug 28, 2025 7:16 PM PDT up reply actions  

agree that add-ons should not be an option for STHs

And I am a STH.

With that being said I have many friends who told me they did not see a reason to get on the waiting list because it would be years or decades until they got to the front of the line. I told them that the waiting list gives you all sorts of advantages at buying single game tickets etc before the general public. Still a good idea to get on the waiting list.

by tgibson24 on Aug 28, 2025 8:09 PM PDT up reply actions  

Frankly it wasn’t really that much of an advantage. There are a few good packages that they had available for obstruction view seats (bad part is they waited to offer them until after we bought single games), and a few more single game tickets in the middle of the spring. But the single game tickets they had were pretty sparse for the “early” waiting list crowd. I think every game was sold out within 30 mins. We were about to get about 6 games worth, with two of us just going at it on ticket master.

So yes, the waiting list doesn’t hurt, but it’s not really a huge step up (esp. compared to the price savings you get with season tickets).

by SEDave on Aug 28, 2025 10:23 PM PDT up reply actions   1 recs

Just renewed

Add ons are different this year:

Accounts selected can only add-on the number of season seats, up to 2, equal to their current total through this process.
Accounts should be aware that for reserved seating, available locations may not be adjacent to their current seats, section or price category.
Accounts that added on seats last year are not eligible for this process
Accounts that currently own 8 or more seats are not eligible for this process.
Season ticket priority is not being applied for this process as the low inventory levels would eliminate the vast majority of fans from having the chance to add on seats. Season ticket priority will be used for the 2013 relocation process.

Going to a lottery to add seats per above from the Timbers.

And take plenty of tissue paper so they can dry their eyes after the game.

by ledjom on Aug 28, 2025 10:09 PM PDT up reply actions  

UGH!

I was probably somewhere around the 5,000 mark when I got on the list.

I’m guessing after this next year’s turnover, I’ll be somewhere around 4,999.

On the other hand, I understand the decision and applaud it. It’s a smart gesture that reminds us that Paulson isn’t just in this for the money. He cares about the team and the supporters, even if he disagrees with them at times, and makes rash statements that he shouldn’t.

by TimberGreen on Aug 28, 2025 11:15 AM PDT reply actions  

I'd just urge him

to make the same gesture to the rest of us who wait in line for hours the freezing rain at the beginning of the year to buy tickets to a couple of games.

by TimberGreen on Aug 28, 2025 11:17 AM PDT up reply actions  

No joke

The season ticket prices may be okay, but the single game prices are getting ridiculous! It’s pretty annoying to have people flaming you for trying to sell a TA ticket for the seattle game for $50. That’s what the tickets cost for a single game! The discrepancy between the single and season tickets is pretty big. The cheapest seats we got for this year were $33 (except for the first Chivas game that we somehow got for $22), and those are all TA or value seats.
We’re pretty high up the wait list, but I’m not holding my breathe this season.

by SEDave on Aug 28, 2025 4:27 PM PDT up reply actions  

All sports are going this direction though

A lot of baseball teams, including the Mariners, are going to a “dynamic pricing” model where there is a floor for what a ticket can cost but that cost rises depending on the demand for a game, so that a bleacher seat for a Tuesday night game against the stupid White Sox is $10 but that same bleacher seat against the stupid Yankees can be anywhere from that $10 minimum to $25-30 if it’s a sellout. Even teams that don’t have the dynamic pricing model have started tiered pricing, where games against “premium” opponents are more expensive – the Cardinals charge more for Cubs games than they do for Padres games, the Orioles charge more for DC, PHI, and NY, etc.

In a market like Portland, where there’s 100% season ticket sales, game-day prices are going to absorb the hit that STH’s didn’t take this year, especially for games against Seattle, LA, and NY.

by pdb on Aug 28, 2025 8:25 PM PDT up reply actions  

Most of the games we got are “B” teams, Colorado, Chivas, etc. I get that there are premiums for the better games, but doesn’t really seem like the lower tier prices really went down. Based on the fact that pretty much every game we got was about the same price (minus Seattle, LA, and the fluke Chivas tickets), makes me think they have a price of either “expensive” or “more expensive”.

by SEDave on Aug 28, 2025 10:26 PM PDT up reply actions  

Welcome to sports!

Are you seriously surprised in this day and age that tickets to a professional sporting event are expensive?

by pdb on Aug 29, 2025 6:54 AM PDT up reply actions  

So much demand!

Only a matter of time until they hike ticket prices. The laws of economics almost require it. Jeld Wen is one of the very few Soccer Specific Stadiums that was not designed with expansion in mind, so they only way to capitalize on the demand is to raise prices.

Really, really wish there was a way to cram 5,000 more people in there — not only to keep price hikes at bay, but to increase the general noise and bad-assness of JWF. I keep eyeing the sparse seating on the South end and dreaming about a 3,000 man, steep-pitched, Kop-style terrace back there. I also keep eyeing that stupid health clinic wishing that real estate had gone to seats…

by Scoey on Aug 28, 2025 11:17 AM PDT reply actions  

Forget the laws of economics, the realities of running a pro sports team pretty much guarantee it these days

Owning a sports team is hands down the best racket in the world. You have an audience who will buy your product almost no matter what, and once you get that audience in your stadium, you can sell them all sorts of overpriced merch and food simply because they’ve been trained to believe that’s what you do at a sporting event. It’s basically a building full of cash machines to which you’ve been granted the universal PIN 17 times a year. So of course you’d raise prices almost every year, because why not? It’s not like there’s a shortage of people who want your seat. Pretty much ever.

(in case you can’t tell I’m not a fan of sports team owners in general)

by pdb on Aug 28, 2025 11:26 AM PDT up reply actions  

I'm not sure how true that is, because most sports teams don't release their books for public dissection

but even still, ticket prices have little to do with whether a team is losing money or not and a lot to do with how much the team and the league think people will pay without screaming too much about it. And that ceiling raises pretty much every year.

by pdb on Aug 28, 2025 3:13 PM PDT up reply actions  

It's pretty well established that european soccer largely run in the red...

it’s why “fair play” rules are being implemented.

It’s less clear with the NBA as the extent of the problem was probably manipulated as a negotiating tactic in last year’s CBA negotiations but the claim was more than half.

It’s all about TV contracts and the associated advertising revenue but that’s not the case in the MLS.

I’d imagine it wouldn’t be difficult for an MLS team to be solvent in terms of yearly revenue vs expenditure (not counting MP’s initial investment in the stadium and expansion fee, for example) but the % of revenue is going to much higher for most MLS clubs vs other sports due to the poor TV contracts (there are a few notable exceptions)

Basically, the question of whether professional sports franchises are profitable is complex and subjective. I don’t think it’s disingenuous to say that sports teams aren’t sound financial investments, just like supporting one is not.

by doozdooz on Aug 28, 2025 6:03 PM PDT up reply actions  

European soccer is different than American sports though

I was referring to American sports leagues, as that’s what MLS is. MLS is probably the most financially sound of any league, because their expenses (both player and operating) are so small and so constrained.

European soccer is pretty much a pure capitalistic market in the way that salary-capped US leagues aren’t – if you have the money, you get the players. There’s no salary regulation (that would be against EU laws regarding restraint of trade), and FFP is going to be a complete joke with loopholes big enough to drive a Manchester City-branded truckload of money through.

by pdb on Aug 28, 2025 8:27 PM PDT up reply actions  

no argument...

I agree that European soccer is a wild frontier relative to salary-capped leagues (in any country) and not a good comparison to any salary-capped league. You were talking about sports owners in general. Kazper said most sports teams run in the red and you commented that you weren’t sure if that was true.

If you want to only look at only American teams, it seems many NBA teams run in the red. I have no idea about NFL teams but based on the non-guaranteed contracts, the huge TV contracts and the ticket prices/stadium sizes, I’d imagine they’re profitable. It would explain why NFL teams are rarely sold when compared to other American sports. In MLB, they have revenue sharing (very controversial topic, I might add) to help small market teams’s bottom line and ability to compete.

MLS is unique from almost any league in the world. As we’ve both stated, the low operating costs and low salary cap differentiate it from NFL/MLB/NBA and even NHL as well. With the size of revenue generated from TV contracts, MLS owners make a significantly higher % of their revenue from ticket sales.

There’s little evidence that owning a sports team is a “racket” and it’s certainly become nearly prohibitively expensive to attend games but that’s not necessarily causation in relation to profits or some form of racketeering. It’s very likely that charging $4 for that beer instead of $8 would just mean that the operation is even less solvent.

Sports teams are much toys for impossibly wealthy individuals than they are generators of that wealth.

by doozdooz on Aug 28, 2025 9:24 PM PDT up reply actions  

i wouldnt discount FFP

its really being driven by the clubs not in the MC/PSG/RM/Barca category. Arsenal and Milan, and a slew of other big clubs, appear to be preparing for it. i think we’re on the tail end of the ridiculous transfer fee era.

by #1 Leverage Fan on Aug 29, 2025 6:04 AM PDT up reply actions  

MCFC got themselves a sweet stadium deal that was supposed to and should have fallen afoul of FFP rules

and yet it was allowed to stand. The Etihad deal was supposedly a “test case” for FFP even though it’s not the law of the game yet. It was tested, and found to be OK. Tell me that won’t continue to happen with every big club in Europe. They will hire lawyers that will find loopholes and they’ll drive money trucks through them at every opportunity.

by pdb on Aug 29, 2025 6:56 AM PDT up reply actions  

In regard to your last sentence...

that is true. I believe MP said as much sometime last season. Sports team owners are in the business for reasons other than sound financial investment.

by UPilot93 on Aug 28, 2025 9:01 PM PDT up reply actions  

Raising prices

ultimately also means more money to spend on big-name DP’s and/or expanding the stadium, so I can see why it will be necessary at some point.

The current decision show some sensitivity to the current state of the team, compared to fan expectations, so given the reality that is financial mogul Merritt Paulson, I take that as a tremendous gesture.

by TimberGreen on Aug 28, 2025 11:46 AM PDT up reply actions  

They can always take the tarps the rest of the way off, there’s another 1-2k seats.

by SEDave on Aug 28, 2025 4:29 PM PDT up reply actions  

Oh come on the stadium is a fire hazard already. Have you ever tried to get out of the SW corner after a game?

by SEDave on Aug 28, 2025 10:27 PM PDT up reply actions  

absolutely!

If it frees up 2k more tickets and lets 2k more people see the game.
It’s Oregon it rains a good chunk of the season, what are the chances of a fire!

And can’t you just wait for the beer guys to come around to you?
I can’t sympathize much as I refuse to buy anything from the stadium.

(this is all meant tough in cheek).

by SEDave on Aug 29, 2025 8:39 AM PDT up reply actions  

Screw that

if a fire breaks out, I’m running onto the field!

by Kracken2011 on Aug 29, 2025 10:24 AM PDT up reply actions  

Ok, honest question since I don't live in Portland

Were many of you worried the prices would increase? I don’t pretend to own a sports franchise but it seems like when a team is near the bottom of the table raising prices would be a very bad idea. Secondly, does this mean that the single game ticket prices are staying the same? I know my ticket for the September game went up by $5 from last year but I chalked that up to Sounder paranoia and Merritt Paulson spite.

@Emerald_Sounder

by Disco_Stew on Aug 28, 2025 12:06 PM PDT reply actions  

As recently

as last week, fan representatives were told to brace for a ticket increase, so yeah… this is a pleasant surprise for many.

As for per game prices, my working assumption will be that those will continue to be priced at what the market will bear, so expect LA/NY/Cascadia games to be priced at a premium level.

by Daaaaave on Aug 28, 2025 12:23 PM PDT up reply actions  

I automatically assume that season ticket prices will rise every year just because they can

“Worried” is the wrong word, but I was fully expecting another $1-2 increase in the price of my ticket. And I am pleasantly surprised that it won’t happen this year, although the jaded sports consumer in me fears that if the Timbers do well next year, they will increase ticket prices more than they normally would to compensate for holding the line this year.

by pdb on Aug 28, 2025 12:29 PM PDT up reply actions  

They’re still selling out every game, so the quality of the team has almost no consequence on ticket prices. It’s just a matter if people want the tickets or not.

I really hope single don’t go up, they’re too much as it is. 2 TA tickets to the two Sounders game + LA ran me over $350!

by SEDave on Aug 28, 2025 4:31 PM PDT up reply actions  

There are resources

Namely Facebook groups, Twitter, the No Pity Van, and the 107ist boards, that help get tickets at face value, most of the time between $18-$25.

by Chill503 on Aug 28, 2025 4:49 PM PDT up reply actions  

True

But I kind of wanted to have the early, and not have to scramble last minute.
Just seems a steep price to pay for a guaranteed seat.

I’m shocked that the organization doesn’t have more single games tickets, as it seems like that’s where they can make the most money.

Definitely going to do things differently next season.

by SEDave on Aug 28, 2025 7:19 PM PDT up reply actions  

Hit me up Dave

User name at gmail - I’ll have extras next season.

by twbivens on Aug 28, 2025 10:18 PM PDT up reply actions  

are purchasing from third parties?

Because that’s around $90 per ticket by my calculation.

by doozdooz on Aug 28, 2025 6:05 PM PDT up reply actions  

whoops my bad...

comprehension fail..

2 TA tickets to the two Sounders game + LA ran me over $350!

by doozdooz on Aug 28, 2025 6:07 PM PDT up reply actions  

Nope tickets were purchased from the Timbers themselves (the stupid ticket master fees don’t help. I don’t understand why they just can’t have their own commerce site).

The extra sad part is that I got early dibs on those games due to being on the waiting list.

by SEDave on Aug 28, 2025 7:20 PM PDT up reply actions  

bought away tickets for the Colorado match next week

was pleasantly shocked to pay no fees on their ticketing site

by kpduck on Aug 28, 2025 9:52 PM PDT up reply actions  

Do we still get Max passes?

If not and they’re pocketing the difference then… I’m not accusing them of bad faith, just saying.

I am the Mystery Midfielder

by yepyou'reright on Aug 28, 2025 12:15 PM PDT via mobile reply actions  

Merritt tweeted that bus passes are still included

Quote:

“Our 2013 season ticket plan includes same treatment of benefits (TriMet, bikes, etc) as this yr and last. No changes there”

by Chill503 on Aug 28, 2025 12:19 PM PDT up reply actions  

Yes.

Tweeted by MP today, I believe…but knowing him, he’s gone and deleted it already.

by haytrain on Aug 28, 2025 12:19 PM PDT up reply actions  

I hear

yes, passes will continue to be provided next season. Working on confirmation.

by Daaaaave on Aug 28, 2025 12:20 PM PDT up reply actions  

ST Renewal emails are out now

Got mine this afternoon. Highlights:

Benefits remain the same: MAX passes, etc. Free Reserve Game tickets if you renew by the deadline.

Moving to a Season Ticket Card system with benefits to do so (not clearly specified; some sort of reward program.)

Regular tickets still an option, but you don’t get to take part in the reward program.

You can still email the tickets to friends/family (I confirmed this with Chris Wilson)

The website that the link takes you to is impressive. GREAT opening video that loads when you hit the site. I’d try to link it but then you’d be in my Season Ticket renewal page, and who knows what mischief you might get up to :-)

by kpduck on Aug 28, 2025 4:18 PM PDT reply actions  

Rewards

Some rewards they may be thinking of:

Discounts and perks could be loaded onto the card, making things like 10% off concessions or merch much easier to facilitate. It may also be similar to a prepaid debit card where you could load cash onto it and zip through lines.

Scanning ST cards would process much faster than the regular ticketing system so there may be priority entrance times or even a sort of reservation system like airplane boarding.

It’s a pretty awesome development because it allows so much flexibility in how you can bring perks to your fans.

by Daaaaave on Aug 28, 2025 4:28 PM PDT up reply actions  

good points re: the rewards for using the cards

There’s been speculation that a card system was in the works, partially to make scalping a bit more difficult. Not sure if it does or doesn’t, in that you can still email tickets or print them out.

I suppose for people who want a “hard” ticket from a scalper, ahem, “broker”, then the card system changes that scenario.

Moot point this year as you can still choose to get the ticket booklet. Maybe it will be a transition year, and the following year they’ll do away with regular tickets altogether.

by kpduck on Aug 28, 2025 4:57 PM PDT up reply actions  

Sort of annoying to charge $20 for "commerative ticket booklet"

Seems steep if someone opts for the paperless card. Would be better to offer it as a fairly easy to achieve reward via the card.

by twbivens on Aug 28, 2025 5:33 PM PDT up reply actions  

Ebay baby

I haven’t used any of my paper tickets for the past 2 seasons. In 15 years I’ll auction both booklets off to some LARPer and pay a semester’s worth of tuition for my kid.

by Daaaaave on Aug 28, 2025 8:33 PM PDT up reply actions  

I'd be interested

to learn how. After game day, paper tickets are nothing more than memorabilia. Should I be barred from selling crappy skateboards and bobble heads too?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1976-NASL-LOS-ANGELES-AZTECS-vs-SEATTLE-SOUNDERS-SOCCER-TICKET-/251141891621?pt=Vintage_Sports_Memorabilia&hash;=item3a79392625

by Daaaaave on Aug 28, 2025 9:35 PM PDT up reply actions  

printing costs

Who knows where the break points for printing books is. 20 bucks might be break even based on an anticipated level of opt in.

And take plenty of tissue paper so they can dry their eyes after the game.

by ledjom on Aug 28, 2025 9:49 PM PDT via iPhone app up reply actions  

I wonder if that was intentional...

in hopes that the rewards will be strong enough that anybody who’s not scalping tickets will switch to the paperless. That would provide some crude data about number of scalper STH.

It’s more likely that they just want to provide a smooth transition. I like it. It will be interesting to find out more about the reward program.

by doozdooz on Aug 28, 2025 6:16 PM PDT up reply actions  

It is nice for people splitting season tickets

to have paper tickets that you can physically split up.

by lysander on Aug 29, 2025 5:42 AM PDT up reply actions  

I'm really happy they're going the card route

makes everything so much more straightforward.

by pdb on Aug 28, 2025 8:29 PM PDT up reply actions  


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